The Interstate Championship is a one-day-event and an opportunity for crews from around Australia to represent their state at a high level.
NSW are the defending champions and will be fielding eight teams at the event with Male and Female crews to contest the U19, U23, Reserve and Open Divisions.
Five clubs including North Cronulla (2 crews), South Curl Curl (2 crews), Palm Beach (2 crews), Newport (1 crew ) and Elouera (1 crew) will be represented at the action-packed event.
NSW Team Manager Greg Heard is confident that the crews selected will be able to retain the title.
“This year’s team is very well balanced with some new crews debuting for NSW and a number of crews returning to the team.
“Each crew is extremely competitive in their respective divisions. Whilst the other State teams are also gaining in strength, I am quietly confident that we will be able to hold them off and retain the interstate championships,” Heard said.
The 2020 Interstate Surf Boat Championships will be held at Mollymook SLSC alongside the 2020 ASRL Open on Friday 14 February.
NSW Surfboat Interstate Team
U19 Male – North Cronulla Bung Holes
- Stephen Swane (Sweep)
- Kane Butterfield
- Jordan Fleming
- Micheal de Francesco
- Lockyer Barnes
U19 Female – South Curl Curl Bumps & Humps
- Mark Spiteri (Sweep)
- Nicky Berry
- Laura Oliver
- Mali Warneford
- Vivienne Saunders
U23 Male - North Cronulla Purds
- Adam Purdie (Sweep)
- Christian Ruhen
- Darcy Smith
- Sam Barning
- Blake Eason
U23 Female – Newport Thunder
- Michael King (Sweep)
- Tara Doyle
- Abby Ballesty
- Claudia Harris
- Megan Barr
Reserve Male – Palm Beach Pork Ribs
- Nick Wiadrowski (Sweep)
- Hugh Salter
- Rob Morris
- Matt Wiadrowski
- Ed Slattery
Reserve Female – Elouera Wilko
- Grant Wilkinson (Sweep)
- Jessica Thomas
- Megan Langford
- Priya Johnson
- Sarah Hewson
Open Male – South Curl Curl Death Riders
- Rob Lowery (Sweep)
- Jordan Thurlow
- Trent Rogers
- Craig McCarthy
- Mike Egan
Open Female – Palm Beach Patriots
- Peter Spence (Sweep)
- Verity Boulton
- Esther Austin
- Paparangi Hipango
- Elly Reynolds
Team Manager – Greg Heard
Assistant Team Manager – Donna Wishart
Tuesday 4 February 2020